National Liberation Forces-Icanzo
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The National Liberation Forces-Icanzo (FNL-Icanzo) is a small political party
in Burundi
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In 2005, the National Liberation Forces rejected the peace deals of the United Nations
that led to democratic elections in Burundi notwithstanding its later tentative endorsement of them on 18 June 2006. On September 7, 2006 the group signed a ceasefire with the Government and as a result the groups 3000 fighters are to disarm. The FNL was the last major Hutu group to join the peace process.
Political party
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in Burundi
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
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In 2005, the National Liberation Forces rejected the peace deals of the United Nations
United Nations
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that led to democratic elections in Burundi notwithstanding its later tentative endorsement of them on 18 June 2006. On September 7, 2006 the group signed a ceasefire with the Government and as a result the groups 3000 fighters are to disarm. The FNL was the last major Hutu group to join the peace process.